Hay-rake.



L. M. JONES & A. JOHNSTON HAY RAKE.

AP PLIUATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1909.

996,255. Patented June 27,1911.

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Patented June 27, 1911.

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ASSIGNORS T0 MASSEY-HARRIS CO. LTD.. 013 TORONTO, CANADA.

HAY-RAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 27, 1911.

Application filed September 20, 1909. Serial No. 518.682.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LYMAN il/IELVIN .loxns and Axmusw Jonxsrox, of the city of Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful 11n provements in Hay-Rakes, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to side delivery hay rakes of the type in which a plurality of bars each provided with a series of teeth are revolved about an axis in such a manner that the teeth are carried around the axis without any material change of theirangle relative to the surface of the. ground. This is accomplished by the use of a rotating eccentric frame to hold the rake bars in po sition to maintain the teeth at a constant angle to the horizontal during operation and by the provision of means for shifting the eccentric frame to adjust said angle while in motion so as to adapt the rake to handle light or heavy hay to equal advantage, it being found that no one angle of tooth is suited to allconditions. \Ve also connect the rake bars centrally of their length by a frame independent of the shaft driving the rake bars so that no vibration is transmitted to the said shaft.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the parts more particularly connected with this invention. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of part of the machine, showing particularly the means for adjusting the angle of the teeth. Fig.

4-- is a cross section on the line (l(l, Fig. '1. In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures. Y

lVhile some of .the parts shown are old, a generaldcscription. of the machine will be necessary to enable the present invention to be properly understood.

A frame 1 carries the axle 2 which is suit-- ably secured thereon. On this axle the ground wheels 3 are journaled. The frame 1 is rearwardly extended and carries the trailing Wheels 4. The rake carrying frames 5 are carried by a shaft (3 which is journaled on the diagonal part 7 of the frame of the device. The shaft is journaled on the rear end of the frame 7 and at the front end of the frame is journalcd in a sleeve 8 transversely movable on the frame as hereinafter described. ground wheel 3 andhas the bevel gear wheel A sleeve 30 is driven by the.

9 and the internal bevel gear wheel 10 fast end of the shaft (3. It is evident that by moving the shaft 6 that this bevel pinion may be brought into mesh with either the 10, and that the shaft may thus be driven in either direction at will.

The rake carrying frames 5 are suitably shaped to carry the rake bars 13 which are series of teeth 14. As the rake carrying frames rotate with the shaft these rake bars will be revolved around the latter as an axis carrying the teeth with them.

The following means are provided for maintaining the teeth at a constant angle to the horizontal during the rotation of the frames For this purpose a second frame 15 is provided which is journa'led on a disk 16 eccentric to and loose on -the shaft 6. This .frame 15 is provided with as many arms 17 as there are rake bars. Each rake bar has a crank arm 18, connected thereto, and these crank arms are pivotally connected with the ends of the arms 17'. The eccentric disk 16 has an arm 28 secured thereto justment is preferably provided by forming notches 32 formed in a part 34 of the frame of the machine. By this arrangement the 6 'to shift the relative position of the axes of rotation of the frames 5 and- 15. The result of this construction is that asthe shaft 6 is rotated the teeth 14 are heldat a conat any time by adjusting the bar 29... This arrangement will be found to be simpler than the-gearing hereinbefore referred to, and will involve less loss of power and friction.

The shaft 6 is moved to move the bevel pinion 11 into or out of gear with the gears 9 and 10 by the following mechanism. The sleeve has an arm 35 formed thereon pivpted at 19 on the frame 7. An arm 20 extends up from the sleeve and has, secured thereto a rod 21 secured to the hand lever 22, which thereon. A bevel pinion llis secured to the.

journaled therein and which each carry a to which is pivotally connected a bar 29213.: justably connected with the frame; This adeccentric disk 16 may be rotated on the shaft.

bevel gear wheel 9 or the internal bevel gear 'stant angle, while this angle may be varied will be adapted to engage any ordinary adjusting quadrant 33. By shifting this lever the bevel pinion .11 may be held in mesh with either the bevel gear 9, or the internal bevel gear 10.

In reference to Fig. 4 it will be seen that I connect the rake bars 13 by a triangular frame 24, in the corners of which the rake bars are journaled in order that the angle of the teeth maybe adjusted, as hereinbefore held in .proper relationship to the shaft 6 Without any actual connection with the said shaft, so that no vibration or strain is imparted to the latter.

What I claim as my invention is In a hay rake,.the combination of a main frame mounted on Wheels; a rotary shaft carrying a frame journaled at-each end on the mainframe; a rake bar journaled on said rotating frame at each endy'teeth carried by said rake bar, a crank arm on said rake bar; an eccentric disk loose on said shaft; a second frame journaled on said referred to. This triangular frame eifecl eccentric disk and'having a pivotal connectively braces the rake bars together so that 1 tion with said crank am; an arm connect- I any whipping of these bars due to 'centrifugal action is prevented and they are all ed to said eccentricdisk and a bar pivotally connected to said arm and ad'iustably connected to the frame ofthe machine to vary the angle of the teeth relative to the ground.

Toronto, this 10th day of September, 1909.

LYMAN vMELVIN JONES. ANDREW JOHNSTON. l/Vitnesses FREDERICK HOWARD MoLnAN, HAROLD BLANCHARD BEDSON. 

